Presbyopia
What is it? As most of us hit our mid 40’s we find that our ability to see clearly for reading becomes harder. This is often noted to be worse when the light is poor or the size of print is small. Many tend to hold reading material further away from them to get it into better focus.
Where does it come from? Presbyopia is a very normal part of the way in which the eye ages. The lens inside the eye which throughout life is responsible for focussing images on the back of the eye, slowly becomes less flexible and unable to provide sharp focus for reading. Distance vision largely remains unaffected by this change. Presbyopia generally begins in the mid 40’s & continues to deteriorate until the early 50’s.
How do I fix it? The most common way of correcting presbyopia is with reading glasses, bifocal lenses or progressive lenses bu contact lenses are also an option.
